Cephalophus
| Cephalophus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cephalophus silvicultor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Antilope silvicultrix Afzelius, 1815 | |
Cephalophus is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.[1]
Species
Following Groves (2005), the species within Cephalophus include:[1]
- Aders's duiker Cephalophus adersi
- Brooke's duiker Cephalophus brookei
- Peters's duiker Cephalophus callipygus
- Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
- Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki
- White-bellied duiker Cephalophus leucogaster
- Red forest duiker Cephalophus natalensis
- Black duiker Cephalophus niger
- Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons
- Ogilby's duiker Cephalophus ogilbyi
- Ruwenzori duiker Cephalophus rubidus
- Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
- Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor
- Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix
- Weyns's duiker Cephalophus weynsi
- Zebra duiker Cephalophus zebra
See also
References
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.